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| Ship name =*''Editor'' (1919–41)
*''Empire Dunlin'' (1941–42)
*''Norlom'' (1942–43)
| Ship namesake =*[[dunlin]]
*[[Norway]] and [[Lom, Norway|Lom]]
| Ship owner =*United States Shipping Board (1919–37)
*United States Maritime Commission (1937–41)
*Ministry of War Transport (1941–42)
*Norwegian Government (1942–43)
| Ship operator =*United States Shipping Board (1919–37)
*United States Maritime Commission (1937–41)
*J Billmeir & Co Ltd (1941–42)
*Nortraship (1942–43)
| Ship registry =*{{flagicon|United States}} Seattle, United States (1919–41)
*{{flagicon|United Kingdom|civil}} London, United Kingdom (1941–42)
*{{flagicon|Norway}} Oslo, Norway (1942–43)
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| Ship builder = Skinner & Eddy
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| Ship yard number = 60
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| Ship launched = 16 August 1919
| Ship completed = September 1919
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| Ship out of service = 2 December 1943
| Ship identification =*United States [[Official Number]] 218887 (1919–41)
*United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 168161 (1941–42)
*Code Letters LSTG (1919–34)
*{{ICS|Lima}}{{ICS|Sierra}}{{ICS|Tango}}{{ICS|Golf}}
*Code Letters KOBG (1934–41)
*{{ICS|Kilo}}{{ICS|Oscar}}{{ICS|Bravo}}{{ICS|Golf}}
*Code Letters GNLL (1941-42)
*{{ICS|Golf}}{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Lima}}{{ICS|Lima}}
| Ship fate = Bombed and sunk 1943, scrapped 1946
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| Ship class = Design 1105 cargo ship
| Ship tonnage =*{{GRT|6,326}}
*{{NRT|3,972}}
*9,698 [[deadweight tonnage|DWT]]
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| Ship depth = {{convert|32|ft|1|in|m|2|abbr=on}}
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| Ship power = 359 nhp
| Ship propulsion = Triple expansion steam engine
| Ship speed = {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
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| Ship crew = 32, plus 6 DEMS gunners (''Norlom'')
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| Ship armament = One 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun, ten machine guns (''Norlom'')
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'''''Norlom''''' was a {{GRT|6,326}} [[Design 1105 ship|Design 1105]] [[cargo ship]] that was built in 1919 as '''''Editor''''' by [[Skinner & Eddy Corporation]], [[Seattle, Washington]], United States for the [[United States Shipping Board]] (USSB), which became the [[United States Maritime Commission]] (USMC) in 1937. In 1941, she was transferred to the British [[Ministry of War Transport]] (MoWT) and renamed '''''Empire Dunlin'''''. She was transferred to Norway in 1942 and renamed ''Norlom''. She served until [[Air raid on Bari|2 December 1943]] when she was bombed and sunk at [[Bari]], Italy.

==Description==
The ship was built in 1919 by [[Skinner & Eddy Corporation]], [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref name=Ships>{{cite book |last1= Mitchell |first1=W.H. |last2=Sawyer |first2=L.A. |year=1995 |title=The Empire Ships |page=not cited |publisher= Lloyd's of London Press Ltd |location= London, New York, Hamburg, Hong Kong |isbn=1-85044-275-4}}</ref> She was yard number 60.<ref name=History>{{cite web |url=http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/4emergencylarge/wwone/skinnereddy.htm |title=Skinner & Eddy, Seattle WA |publisher=Shipbuilding History |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>

The ship was {{convert|402|ft|6|in|m|2}} long, with a beam of {{convert|54|ft|8|in|m|2}}. She had a depth of {{convert|21|ft|1|in|m|2}} . She was assessed at {{GRT|6,326}}, {{NRT|3,972}}.<ref name=Editor30>{{cite web|url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/30/30b0357.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Her [[deadweight tonnage|DWT]] was 9,698.<ref name=Norwegian>{{cite web |url=http://www.dypevag.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ships.htm#Norlom |title=Norwegian Merchant Navy, Individual Ships, Photos and Facts |publisher=Magne Dypevåg |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>

The ship was propelled by a 510 [[nominal horsepower|nhp]] [[triple expansion steam engine]], which had cylinders of {{convert|24+1/2|in|cm}}, {{convert|41+1/2|in|cm}} and {{convert|72|in|cm}} diameter by {{convert|48|in|cm}} stroke. The engine was built by [[Hooven, Owens, Rentschler and Company]], [[Hamilton, Ohio]].<ref name=Editor30/> It drove a single screw propeller and could propel the ship at {{convert|10.5|kn|km/h}}.<ref name=Ellis>{{cite web|url=http://www.ellisisland.org/shipping/Formatship.asp?shipid=2609 |title=EDITOR |publisher=Ellis Island |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==

===Pre-war===
''Editor'' was launched in 1919,<ref name=Ships/> and completed in September of that year.<ref name=History/> She was built for the USSB.<ref name=Ships/> The United States [[Official Number]] 218887 and [[Code Letters]] LSTG were allocated. Her port of registry was [[Seattle]].<ref name=Editor30/> From 1921 to 1924, she served on the [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands – [[New York City|New York]] route.<ref name=Ellis/> With the change of Code Letters in 1934, ''Editor'' was allocated KOBG.<ref name=Editor37>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/37/37b0264.pdf |title=Lloyd's Resgister, Steamers & Motorships |work=Plimsoll Ship Data |publisher=PortCities Southampton|accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> ''Editor'' was transferred to the USMC in 1937.<ref name=Mariners>{{cite web |url=http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/EmpireD.html |title=EMPIRE - D - E |publisher=Mariners |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>

===World War II===

====SS Editor====
''Editor'' departed from [[Houston, Texas]] on 24 January 1941 for [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, arriving on 5 February.<ref name=Port>{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=EDITOR~armain |title=Editor |work=Convoyweb.org |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She loaded a cargo of scrap iron, "special cargo", steel and vehicles.<ref name=SC26a/><ref name=SC26b/> She was due to sail with Convoy HX 114, which departed on 11 March for the British port of [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] but she did not sail.<ref name=HX114>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/hx114.html |title=Convoy HX 114 |work=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Instead ''Editor'' departed on 20 March as a member of [[Convoy SC 26]], which arrived at Liverpool on 8 April.<ref name=SC26a>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/sc/index.html?sc.php?convoy=26!~scmain |title=Convoy SC.26 |work=Convoy Web |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=SC26b>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc26.html |title=CONVOY SC 26 |work=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Her destination was [[Manchester]], Lancashire.<ref name=SC26b/>

====SS Empire Dunlin====
''Editor'' was then transferred to the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Dunlin''.<ref name=Ships/> She was allocated the United Kingdom [[Official Number]] 168161 and the Code Letters GNLL. Her port of registry was changed to London and she was placed under the management of J Billmeir & Co Ltd.<ref name=Dunlin40>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/40/40b1066.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |work=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She departed from Liverpool on 25 May as a member of Convoy OG 63, which arrived at [[Gibraltar]] on 7 June. She detached from the convoy,<ref name=OG63>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?home.php~armain |title=Convoy OG.63 |work=Convoy Web |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> and sailed to [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], arriving on 13 June. She departed that day and sailed to the [[Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]], arriving on 14 June and remaining at anchor there until 2 August. ''Empire Dunlin'' sailed on that day, but returned to the Hampton Roads on 7 August. She again remained at anchor until 23 September, when she departed for [[Sydney, Nova Scotia|Sydney]], [[Cape Breton Island|Cape Breton]], Canada, arriving on 28 September.<ref name=Port2>{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=EMPIRE%20DUNLIN~armain |title=Empire Dunlin |work=Convoy Web |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Laden with a cargo of scrap steel, she departed the next day as a member of Convoy SC 47, which arrived at Liverpool on 20 October.<ref name=SC47>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/sc/index.html?sc.php?convoy=47!~scmain |title=Convoy SC.47 |work=Convoy Web |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> ''Empire Dunlin'' left the convoy at [[Oban]], [[Argyllshire]], on the west coast of Scotland on 17 October. She departed two days later with Convoy WN 195,<ref name=Port2/> which arrived at [[Methil]], [[Fife]] (on the Scottish east coast) on 22 October.<ref name=WN195>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/wn/index.html?wn.php?convoy=195!~wnmain |title=Convoy WN.195 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at [[Kirkwall]], [[Orkney Islands]] on 21 October, departing the next day to join Convoy WN 196,<ref name=Port2/> which had left Oban on 20 October and arrived at Methil on 23 October.<ref name=WN196>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/wn/index.html?wn.php?convoy=196!~wnmain |title=Convoy WN.196 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy FS 629, which departed the next day and arrived at [[Southend-on-Sea|Southend]], [[Essex]] on 26 October.<ref name=FS629>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fs/index.html?fs.php?convoy=0629!~fsmain |title=Convoy FS.629 = Convoy FS.29 / Phase 7 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[North Riding of Yorkshire|Yorkshire]] on 26 October,<ref name=Port2/> for repairs to collision and weather damage.<ref name=FS629/>

''Empire Dunlin'' joined Convoy FN 556, which had departed from Southend on 18 November and arrived at Methil on 20 November.<ref name=FN556>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fn/index.html?fn.php?convoy=0556!~fnmain |title=Convoy FN.556 = Convoy FN.56 / Phase 6 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy EN 9, which departed that day and arrived at Oban on 23 November.<ref name=EN9>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/en/index.html?en.php?convoy=9!~enmain |title=Convoy EN.9 (Series 2) |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at [[Loch Ewe]] on 22 November and then sailed to New York, arriving on 17 December.<ref name=Port2/>

''Empire Dunlin'' departed from New York on 4 January 1942 and sailed to Sydney, arriving on 8 January.<ref name=Port2/> She then joined Convoy SC 64, which departed the next day and arrived at Liverpool on 23 January. She was carrying general cargo bound for London.<ref name=SC64>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc64.html |title=CONVOY SC 64 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at Loch Ewe and sailed to Southend via convoys WN 235, WN 236, FS 712 and FN 631, arriving on 31 January.<ref name=Port2/>

''Empire Dunlin'' departed from Southend on 14 February as a member of Convoy FN 631, which arrived at Methil on 16 February. She then joined Convoy EN 49,<ref name=Port2/> which departed on 20 February and arrived at Oban on 23 February. She was in ballast,<ref name=EN49>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/en/index.html?en.php?convoy=49!~enmain |title=Convoy EN.49 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> and left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 22 February. ''Empire Dunlin'' then sailed to Philadelphia, arriving on 18 March. She departed on 24 April and sailed to New York, arriving the next day.<ref name=Port2/> On 26 April 1942, ''Empire Dunlin'' was on a voyage from New York to the United Kingdom with a cargo of steel when she ran aground on Valiant Rock, off [[New London, Connecticut]], United States. The ship developed a leak and was abandoned. She was refloated on 11 May and towed to New York for repairs,<ref name=Warsailors>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/norlom.html |title=D/S Norlom |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> arriving on 13 May.<ref name=Norlom1>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/riksarkivet2/norlom1.gif |title=m.s. "NORLOM" (ex Empire Dunlin) |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>

''Empire Dunlin'' departed from New York on 25 August,<ref name=BX35/> sailing to [[Cape Cod Bay]], [[Massachusetts]], where she joined Convoy BX 35,<ref name=Port2/> which departed from [[Boston]] on 26 August and arrived at Halifax two days later.<ref name=BX35>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/bx/index.html?bx.php?convoy=35!~bxmain |title=Convoy BX.35 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Carrying general cargo and steel, she joined Convoy SC 98, which departed from Halifax on 29 August and arrived at Liverpool on 13 September.<ref name=SC98>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/sc/index.html?sc.php?convoy=98!~scmain |title=Convoy SC.98 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 12 September and joined Convoy WN 336, which arrived at Methil on 15 September.<ref name=Port2/> She then joined Convoy FS 909, which departed the next day and arrived at Southend on 18 September.<ref name=FS909>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fs/index.html?fs.php?convoy=0909!~fsmain |title=Convoy FS.909 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at Hull on 18 September.<ref name=Port2/>

====SS Norlom====
On 1 October,<ref name=Warsailors/> ''Empire Dunlin'' was transferred to the Norwegian Government and renamed ''Norlom''.<ref name=Ships/> She was placed under the management of [[Nortraship]]. Her port of registry was changed to [[Oslo]],<ref name=Norlom43>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/43/43b0708.pdf |title=LLOYD'S REGISTER, NAVIRES A VAPEUR ET A MOTEURS |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> even though Norway was [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany|occupied by the Germans]]. She departed from [[Spurn Head]] on 27 October to join Convoy FN 850,<ref name=Port3>{{cite web |url=http://convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=NORLOM~armain |title=NORLOM |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> which had departed from Southend the previous day and arrived at Methil on 29 October.<ref name=FN850>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fn/index.html?fn.php?convoy=0850!~fnmain |title=Convoy FN.850 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy EN 156, which departed that day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 1 November.<ref name=EN156>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/en/index.html?en.php?convoy=156!~enmain |title=Convoy EN.156 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She sailed on to Oban, arriving that day and departing eight days later to join Convoy ON 144,<ref name=Port3/> which had departed from Liverpool on 7 November and arrived at New York on 27 November. Her destination was Halifax,<ref name=ON144>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html?onz.php?convoy=144!~onzmain |title=Convoy ON.144 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> where she arrived on 25 November.<ref name=Port3/> Laden with general cargo, ''Norlom'' departed from Halifax on 15 December as a member of Convoy HX 219 destined for Liverpool<ref name=HX219>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html?hx.php?convoy=219!~hxmain |title=Convoy HX.219 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> but left the convoy at Loch Ewe on 28 December and sailed to the [[River Tyne|Tyne]] via Methil, arriving on 1 January 1943.<ref name=Port3/>

''Norlom'' left the Tyne on 29 January to join Convoy FN 930,<ref name=Port3/> which had departed from Southend the previous day and arrived back at Methil on 30 January.<ref name=FN930>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fn/index.html?fn.php?convoy=0930!~fnmain |title=Convoy FN.930 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> joining Convoy EN 191, which departed that day and arrived at Loch Ewe on 1 February.<ref name=Port3/> ''Norlom'' sailed the next day,<ref name=Norlom1/> bound for [[Iceland]], where on 8 February she joined Convoy ON 165 from Liverpool and arrived at New York on 1 March.<ref name=ON165/> On 17 February, a fault developed with her rudder when she was at {{coord|51|50|N|40|12|W}}.<ref name=Warsailors/> ''Norlom'' was bound for New York, but put in at [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], arriving on 23 February.<ref name=ON165>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/on165.html |title=Convoy ON 165 |publisher=Siri Lawson |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She departed from St. John's on 25 April as a member of Convoy JH 50, which arrived at Halifax two days later. ''Norlom'' then joined convoy XB 49,<ref name=Port3/> which departed on 2 May and arrived at Boston two days later.<ref name=XB49>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/xb/index.html?xb.php?convoy=49!~xbmain |title=Convoy XB.49 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at the [[Cape Cod Canal]] and sailed to New York, arriving on 5 May and departing the next day for [[Baltimore, Maryland]], where she arrived on 7 May. She departed from Baltimore on 19 May and sailed to Boston via New York. ''Norlom'' was a member of Convoy BX 54, which departed on 26 May and arrived at Halifax on 28 May.<ref name=Port3/> Laden with steel and general cargo, she departed from Halifax on 5 June as a member of Convoy SC 133, which arrived at Liverpool on 19 June.<ref name=SC133>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc133.html |title=Convoy SC 133 |work=Warsailors |publisher=Siri Lawson |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at Loch Ewe and joined Convoy WN 433,<ref name=Port3/> which sailed that day and arrived at Methil on 21 June.<ref name=WN433>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/wn/index.html?wn.php?convoy=443!~wnmain |title=Convoy WN.433 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy FS 1148, which departed that day and arrived at Southend on 23 June.<ref name=FS1148>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fs/index.html?fs.php?convoy=1148!~fsmain |title=Convoy FS.1148 = Convoy FS.48 / Phase 12|publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at [[Middlesbrough]], Yorkshire, arriving on 22 June.<ref name=Port3/>

''Norlom'' departed from Middlesbrough on 9 July to join Convoy FN 1068,<ref name=Port3/> which had departed from Southend the previous day and arrived at Methil on 10 July.<ref name=FN1068>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/fn/index.html?fn.php?convoy=1068!~fnmain |title=Convoy FN.1068 = Convoy FN.68 / Phase 11|publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy EN 254, which departed on 11 July and arrived at Loch Ewe two days later.<ref name=EN254>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/en/index.html?en.php?convoy=254!~enmain |title=Convoy EN.254 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She sailed on to Oban, arriving on 14 July and sailing the next day to join Convoy ONS 13,<ref name=Port3/> which had departed from Liverpool on 14 July and arrived at Halifax on 29 July.<ref name=ONS13>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ons/index.html?ons.php?convoy=13!~onsmain |title=Convoy ONS.13 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She then joined Convoy ON 193, which had departed from Liverpool on 16 July and arrived at New York on 31 July.<ref name=ON193>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html?onz.php?convoy=193!~onzmain |title=Convoy ON.193 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> ''Norlom'' departed from New York on 5 August as a member of Convoy NG 378, which arrived at [[Guantánamo Bay|Guantanamo Bay]], Cuba on 12 August. She departed that day with Convoy GAT 80,<ref name=Port3/> which arrived at [[Trinidad]] on 18 August.<ref name=GAT80>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/gat/index.html?gat.php?convoy=80!~gatmain |title=Convoy GAT.80 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> She left the convoy at [[La Romana, La Romana|La Romana]], Dominican Republic on 14 August, departing eight days later for [[San Pedro de Macorís]], where she arrived on 23 August.<ref name=Port3/>

Laden with a cargo of sugar,<ref name=SC142/> ''Norlom'' departed from San Pedro de Macorís on 25 August and sailed to Guantanamo Bay. She then joined Convoy GK 754, which sailed on 28 August and arrived at [[Key West, Florida]] on 31 August. She departed the next day with Convoy KN 262, which arrived at New York on 7 September, departing two days later for Boston, from where she departed on 11 September as a member of Convoy BX 73, which arrived at Halifax on 13 September.<ref name=Port3/> ''Norlom'' was a member of Convoy SC 142, which departed from Halifax on 15 September and arrived at Liverpool on 29 September,<ref name=SC142>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/sc142.html |title=CONVOY DV 142 |publisher=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> although ''Norlom'' did not arrive until 30 September.<ref name=Port3/>

Carrying a cargo of [[coal]] and [[lorry|lorries]], ''Norlom'' departed from Liverpool on 27 October as a member of Convoy OS57 km, which split at sea on 9 November. Convoy OS 57 arrived at [[Freetown]], Sierra Leone on 27 October. She was in the part of the convoy which formed Convoy KMS 31 and arrived at Gibraltar on 10 November. ''Norlom'' was armed with a 4-inch or 4.7-inch gun and ten machine guns.<ref name=OS57KM>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/oskms/index.html?os057.htm~osmain |title=Convoy OS.57/KMS.31 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Passing Gibraltar,<ref name=Port3/> she then joined Convoy KMS 31, which arrived at [[Port Said]], [[Egypt]] on 21 November. Her destination was [[Augusta, Sicily|Augusta]], Italy,<ref name=KMS31>{{cite web |url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/kms/index.html?kms.php?convoy=31!~kmsmain |title=Convoy KMS.31 |publisher=Convoyweb |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> where she arrived on 16 November. ''Norlom'' departed the next day with Convoy AH 9, which was bound for Bari. She left the convoy at [[Taranto]] on 18 November. She departed on 24 November for Bari, arriving the next day.<ref name=Port3/>

===Loss===
{{main|Air raid on Bari}}
On 2 December, ''Norlom'' was in port at Bari when a large force consisting 105 [[Junkers Ju 88]] aircraft of the [[Luftwaffe]] bombed the port.<ref name=Wrecksite>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?154673 |title=Norlom (+1943) | publisher=Wrecksite |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> The [[Liberty ship]] {{SS|John L. Motley||2}}, laden with a cargo of ammunition, was hit and exploded. Another Liberty ship, the {{SS|John Harvey||2}} was carrying a cargo of US [[sulfur mustard|mustard gas]] bombs, some of which released their contents.<ref name=NAG>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq104-4.htm |title=Naval Armed Guard Service: Tragedy at Bari, Italy on 2 December 1943 |publisher=Naval History & Heritage Command |accessdate=17 July 2011 |archive-date=12 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080112101131/http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq104-4.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> A bulk fuel line was severed, and blazing fuel set fire to a number of ships, including ''Norlom'', which sank.<ref name=Wrecksite/> In total, twenty-eight ships were sunk,<ref name=Wrecksite/> and six were damaged in the raid.<ref name=NAG/> Of ''Norlom{{'}}s'' crew of 32 and six [[Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships|DEMS]] gunners, three crew and a gunner were killed in the raid. Her first officer died on 14 December from injuries received in the attack. A sixth crewmember died after the war from the effects of the mustard gas.<ref name=Warsailors/> ''Norlom'' was assessed as "possibly salvable".<ref name=Norlom2>{{cite web |url=http://www.warsailors.com/riksarkivet2/norlom2.gif |title=image from "the Norwegian National Archives" |work=Warsailors |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref> Those lost on board ''Norlom'' are commemorated at the [[Minnehallen]], [[Stavern]], Norway. The ship was refloated in November 1946 and scrapped at Bari in 1947.<ref name=Warsailors/>

==References==
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[[Category:1919 ships]]
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[[Category:World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea]]
[[Category:Maritime incidents in December 1943]]

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